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Qantas has confirmed that Emirates is among “a number of airlines” with which it is discussing potential alliances.
The statement, released to the ASX, came in response to a report in The Financial Review claiming that Qantas and Emirates are close to a landmark tie-up that would substantially transform Qantas’s beleaguered international operations.
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The Financial Review followed up that report today saying Qantas officials had accepted that the airline’s longstanding relationship with British Airways would be a casualty of any deal with Dubai based Emirates. Like the earlier story, that report cited unnamed “sources close to the situation.”
In its statement, Qantas said strengthening alliance partnerships was a pillar of the five year strategy it unveiled last year.
“At any one time Qanas may be in contact with a wide range of companies about potential commercial cooperation,” the statement said.
“Qantas’s policy is not to comment on the nature or status of these discussions. Should Qantas have a material announcement to make, it would be disclosed to the market in the normal way at an appropriate time.”
